Multiplex Social Ecological Network Analysis Reveals How Social Changes Affect Community Robustness More Than Resource Depletion

Authors

Jacopo A. Baggio, Utah State UniversityFollow
Shauna B. BurnSilver, Utah State University
Alex Arenas, Universitat Rovira I Virgili Tarragona
James S. Magdanz, University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Gary P. Kofinas, University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Manlio De Domenico, University of Alaska, FairbanksFollow

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book Title

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Publisher

National Academy of Sciences

Publication Date

11-2016

Volume

113

Issue

48

First Page

13708

Last Page

13713

Abstract

Network analysis provides a powerful tool to analyze complex influences of social and ecological structures on community and household dynamics. Most network studies of social–ecological systems use simple, undirected, unweighted networks. We analyze multiplex, directed, and weighted networks of subsistence food flows collected in three small indigenous communities in Arctic Alaska potentially facing substantial economic and ecological changes. Our analysis of plausible future scenarios suggests that changes to social relations and key households have greater effects on community robustness than changes to specific wild food resources.

Recommended Citation

Baggio, Jacopo A.; BurnSilver, Shauna B.; Arenas, Alex; Magdanz, James S.; Kofinas, Gary P.; and Domenico, Manlio De, "Multiplex Social Ecological Network Analysis Reveals How Social Changes Affect Community Robustness More Than Resource Depletion" (2016). Environment and Society Faculty Publications. Paper 1455.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/envs_facpub/1455